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Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Eastern European rivers flood after ‘extraordinary’ weather
Euronews   23 January 2023   Eastern Europe  
A building is surrounded by floodwater following heavy rains in Josvafo, Hungary, 20 January.MARTON MONUS/REUTERS
<p>Unseasonably hot weather in Eastern Europe is taking its toll on the region's rivers.<br />Temperatures over 20C are &ldquo;simply extraordinary&rdquo; in mid-January, according to meteorologists. But for the last several days, countries including Ukraine, ...
At least six dead as Europe battered by storms, floods and a landslide
Euronews   25 November 2019   Italy, French  
The A6 bridge near Savona Italy was swept away by a huge landslip on Sunday REUTERS
<p>Six people have been killed following a weekend of storms, floods and a landslide across parts of Europe.<br />In France and Italy, torrential rain killed four people and left one missing after it caused flooding and a landslide that swept away a motorway ...
Fossil discovery reveals face of oldest early human ancestor
Euronews   30 August 2019   Ethiopia  
<p>The face of the oldest early human ancestor has been revealed by the discovery in Ethiopia of a 3.8 million-year-old near-complete skull.<br>The uncovered fossil, which provides insight into a pivotal period for human evolution, belongs to the species Australopithecus ...
At least ten dead in Brazil landslide
Euronews   12 November 2018   Brazil   Niteroi  
At least ten dead in Brazil landslide
<p>Rescuers are searching for survivors of a mudslide in Brazil that has left at least ten people dead including a child. At least four people are still missing. It happened in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Niteroi area outside the capital Rio ...
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Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6
Euronews   29 March 2017   Russia   Asia  
Earthquake epicentre (source: euronews)
<p>An earthquake has struck Russia&rsquo;s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey. It&rsquo;s magnitude is said to be 6.6. It was originally recorded with a magnitude 7.0.</p> <p>It struck at a depth of around 33 km just ...
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Chile volcano eruption sparks evacuation
Euronews   03 March 2015   Chile   Villarica  
Villarica volcano eruption
<p>Chile’s Villarica volcano has erupted, sending ash and lava up to 1,000m into the sky. More than 3,600 people have been evacuated from the area around the towns of Pucon and Conaripe, according to the authorities, as a preventative measure.</p>
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